Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Health Services on a restructuring of the Community Patrol service.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at its meeting on 7 June 2011 and comments will be reported.

(Report circulated to Members)

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted, seeking approval for a restructuring of the Community Patrol service following a review of the activities and resources of the Patrol.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting of 7 June 2011 and their comments and support were noted. Executive noted the concern of the Committee regarding the increase in complaints at the beginning of October and their request for further consideration to be given to the proposed shift pattern during that month. They supported Scrutiny Committee’s proposal that the operational hours for the Community Patrol in the month of October should match those for March to September, and change to 13:00 hours – 24:00 hours for each day of the week in order to better respond to student-related noise within October.

Executive resolved that:-

(1)     the operational hours for the Community Patrol in the month of October be amended to match those for March to September, and changed to 13:00 hours - 24:00 hours for each day of the week in order to better respond to student-related noise within October;

(2)     subject to (1) above, the proposed re-structure as outlined in Appendix III to the report be implemented in accordance with the Council’s Organisational Change Policy, and for any displaced employees to be confirmed as redundant; and

(3)     where, despite all efforts, notice of redundancy is confirmed and suitable alternative employment not found, those employees with two or more years’ service be paid a compensation payment upon employment termination in accordance with the discretion exercised by the Council under the provisions of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006.

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted, seeking approval for a restructuring of the Community Patrol service following a review of the activities and resources of the Patrol.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting of 7 June 2011 and their comments and support were noted. Executive noted the concern of the Committee regarding the increase in complaints at the beginning of October and their request for further consideration to be given to the proposed shift pattern during that month. They supported Scrutiny Committee’s proposal that the operational hours for the Community Patrol in the month of October should match those for March to September, and change to 13:00 hours – 24:00 hours for each day of the week in order to better respond to student-related noise within October.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)     the operational hours for the Community Patrol in the month of October be amended to match those for March to September, and changed to 13:00 hours - 24:00 hours for each day of the week in order to better respond to student-related noise within October;

(2)     subject to (1) above, the proposed re-structure as outlined in Appendix III to the report be implemented in accordance with the Council’s Organisational Change Policy, and for any displaced employees to be confirmed as redundant; and

(3)     where, despite all efforts, notice of redundancy is confirmed and suitable alternative employment not found, those employees with two or more years’ service be paid a compensation payment upon employment termination in accordance with the discretion exercised by the Council under the provisions of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006.

(Report circulated to Members)

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Health Services on the restructure of the Community patrol – report circulated to Members

Councillor Choules declared a personal interest as an employee of the University of Exeter.

The Head of Environmental Health Services presented the report seeking approval for the restructuring of the Community Patrol following a review of the activities and resources of the Patrol.

Subject to Min. No. 46 above, Scrutiny Committee - Community supported the report and requested Executive to approve the proposed re-structure of Community Patrol resources and the proposed hours, as set out in the report.

(Report circulated to Members)